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NITED STATES THOMAS F. MCNAIR, OF DAWSON, GEORGIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,808, dated August15, 1882.

Application filed July 6, 1882. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. MGNAIR, of Dawson, in the county ofTerrell, and in the State of Georgia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawin gs, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in coupling-links forcar-couplers; and it has for its objects to furnish certain meanswhereby cars having draw-heads arranged at difi'erent heights, as wellas those having the draw-heads arranged in the same horizontal plane,may be conveniently coupled. These objects I accomplish by the meansillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 representsa longitudinal section, showing two cars, having their draw-heads in thesame plane, coupled together by my improved link; and Fig. 2 representsa perspective view of the link detached.

The letter A indicates the draw-heads of two cars, and B thecoupling-pins, which are of the usual construction.

0 indicates the coupling-link. This is constructed in the form of a flatplate, 0, having a bent extension, 0, at one side, the horizontalportion of which is parallel, or nearly parallel, with one end of theplate 0, before mentioned. The end of the plate opposite the horizontalportion of the said extension, as well as the extension, is perforated,the said perforation being indicated by the letter E, for the passage ofthe coupling-pin. The opposite end of the plate 0 has a slot, F, formedin it, the said slot being rounded at one end, as shown. The slotpermits the proper play of the link.

lVhen two cars having their draw-heads in the same horizontal plane areto be coupled the link is arranged as indicated in Fig. 1 ot' thedrawings. When cars having their drawheads in ditt'erent horizontalplanes are to be coupled the coupling-link is inverted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The coupling-link consisting of a flat plate and a bent extension havingapertures for the coupling-pins, as described, and adapted to be appliedsubstantially in the manner specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 24th day of June, 1882.

T. F. MGNAIR.

Witnesses:

J AS. W. ROBERTS, M. L. WESTON.

